Reading Maud Muller | Alexandria
Read Maud Muller by John Greenleaf Whittier. Shattering romantic ideals, Whittier's "Maud Muller" reveals how social class barriers destroy authentic love - a critique that cuts deeper today as wealth gaps widen. Beyond its pastoral facade lies a radical argument: that society's "what might have been" regrets stem not from personal choices, but from systemic inequalities that force us to abandon our truest desires.